Tag: New Zealand

Melbourne Storm prop Jesse Bromwich says he grew up around drugs but he never participated. Bromwich has been banned from the World Cup at season’s end by New Zealand after being caught with cocaine with teammate Kevin Proctor after the Kiwi’s recent loss to Australia. “I grew up in a pretty tough town in south […]

Kiwi legend Stacey Jones says New Zealand go into tonight’s Anzac Test against Australia with its greatest ever spine. The all-Warriors quartet of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Kieran Foran, Shaun Johnson and Issac Luke will play together at Test level for only the second time but that hasn’t stopped Jones hailing them as the best ever. “It’s […]

Former England Coach Steve McNamara knows how important Simon Mannering is to New Zealand. McNamara coached England against the Kiwis before moving to the New Zealand Warriors as an assistant coach. McNamara is now part of the Kiwi International coaching staff. And McNamara says New Zealand has struggled in Mannering’s absence over the last two […]

Australian coach Mal Meninga has slammed the Kiwis for shying away from their media commitments ahead of the Anzac Test. The Aussies have spent the week in Canberra promoting the game while the Kiwis have stayed in Sydney reluctant to do any promotion of the clash. “Every day this week the Australian players have been […]

Kiwi forward Kenny Bromwich says New Zealand is wary of an Australian pack missing Aaron Woods, Shannon Boyd and Josh Papalii conceding the Kangaroos’ depth makes them a dangerous team. “They have always got a big selection to choose from and some guys were probably a bit unlucky to miss out,” said Bromwich. “But with […]

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The team came through as expected and all the regulars were there: Smith, Cronk, Thurston, Boyd. Coach Mal Meninga even picked Blake Ferguson and Trent Merrin. Now that’s loyalty! What Meninga’s side also tells us is that with so little time to prepare, he’s forced to pick the majority of the […]

Mal Meninga has selected his Australian side to face New Zealand on May 5th in Canberra with few surprises. “This is an incredibly important game for us, coming in a World Cup year,” Mal Meninga said. “Any Test match is important, but the fact this will be Cameron’s 50th Test match certainly adds some extra […]

The Anzac Test is only a few weeks away with Australia set to clash with old foes New Zealand at Canberra’s GIO Stadium. We asked some of The81stMinute’s own who they are selecting to wear the green and gold of the Kangaroos on the 5th of May. Curtis Woodward 1 Darius Boyd 2 Valentine […]

BY ETHAN O’GORMAN The 2016 Four Nations has come to an end with Australia becoming worthy champions. However can we say that the event as a whole was a success? Here is what I think: Venues Let’s start with the venues. The RFL’s decision to host two matches at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena was a controversial […]

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Australia have won the Four Nations tournament after outplaying old foes New Zealand 34-8 at Liverpool’s Anfield in England while also reclaiming the world’s number one ranking. It ends a disastrous 2016 for the Kiwis who were beaten four times throughout the year by the Kangaroos and only last week David Kidwell’s […]